Improvement in chair and tottnge



-M.- P. HARLEY.

V Chair and Lounge ,677. Patented Jul 26, 1870.

MILTON PL HARLEY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 105,677, dated July 26, 1870.

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I, MILTON J3. HARLEYfofthe city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Oonvertible Ohair Lounger, of which the following is a-specification.

' My invention relates'to that class of furniture which .bya special construction may be conveited, from an arm-chairinto a lounge, and reversely, and'suitequally' well an office, a parlor, the bed-room, or the convalescent chamber.

Figure 1 is a perspect-ive view of the arm-chair. Q Figure 21s a perspective view, showiugthe arms I undone and the back being reversed, a kind of medium position between thfe chair and lounge.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lounge or chair converted intoja lounge.

Figure 51 is a detail elevation view, enlarged scale, sectional on a: rd, showing the arrangement by means of which the legs of the third tiers are held in proper place when the chair is converted into a lounge.

A A A is the frame of the seat-of chair, B B B the frame-work of the back of the same. A Hand A B, the 'armsof the same. The seat proper S and 'fro'ntF- of the back of the chair are upholstered in the usual way.

B "O B O, the sides of frame B B of back of chairs,

A are continued below the lowerline' of the upholstery of the back and inserted in recesses atboth' corners of back of seat S,-'and'a rod, R, passing'throngh, from side to side, connects the back to the seat, the whole formingan articulated joint or connection. enabling to swing the back ofthe chair anydesired angle.- A R and A Bl the arms of the said chair, are articulated at 'm'andbn', and thumb-screws T T, pins, or any similar attachment, fasten said arms to the sides B (l of the frame 13 of theback of the seat, so that when used as an a'rm-chairthe back-B'may be hcldfirm at the proper angle evidently determined by the length of thearm's A R and A R. O O is a frame articulated at M M, with top of back B Oof the chair, and so made as to fit closely into frame B B (See fig. 1.) r e Theback of frame 0 O is upholstered in a manner to correspond with the seat S and back of chair already described, so that when frame 0 O is closed and inserted tight into-frame B B it forms the back of the back of the seat.

In such-.a case thumb-screws or pins T T must be madelong enough to hold frame 0 O closedtight into frame B B.

L L and L'L""" are 'two' sets of legsattached to and articulated with the inside of frame 0 0, (see fig. 4,) -by means ofrods-RS and R S'L d and d are transverse braces connecting legs L and L' 'and legs L" and L= and preventing any lateral movement of saidlega. g I

.G and G are grooves cut into the inside faces of both sides of frame G 0, both grooves G and G'f.orin- I ing a return angle R A and R A. V l 1 H andiH are rods articulated at y and 51/, respectively, on inner faces of both sets of legs L L and L" and If".

There is one as H and H on each leg, L, L, vL", and L', and the rods are connected respectivelytwo by two, viz, thetwo rods of legs L and L, by means of a transverse connecting and bracing rod,--J, and rods of legs L" and L' by rodJ'.

f ,The ends of rods J and J are longenongh to be inserted-into grooves G and G,'in which they must run freely to and fro, according to' the p'ositionsfithe legs to which they belong to occupy;

Thus constructed, the operationis as follows:

First, I suppose that we have thechair, as shown i g v V Toc'onvert it into the lounge shown in, fig. 3, the

operator must withdraw pins or screws T T, drop the Y arms as shown in fig. 3 then depress the back, and in the mean time open frame 0 0, so that both frames B and 0 will be horizontal, their respective uphpl- .stered facesibeingiu a line with the seats.

-'In,that position of frames 0 O the sets of legs L L and L and .L"",-*will fall, or, rather, swing, vcr ti-- cally around their respective articulation rods It S and It S, theoperator will push them in thevertieal 10- v 'sitions, where they will be kept by means of rods J- .and'J' catching into'drop or return recesses It A and,"

It A.

The legs L L and L L' being then'held firmly in proper vertical-positions without .any possibility of suddenlyfolding or breaking lengthwise or sidewise,- the chair has been converted into an easy,.substantial serviceable lounge, as shown in fig. 3.

If, from a lounge, fig. 3, I wish to convert it into a chair, I s'implypress rod J upward, so as to get it out of return It A into the groove G. I then depress the legs L and L flat against inside of frames 0.

I then raise the back B B in the position shown in fig. 2; this closes up legs L and L"! inside of'frame G O. I close said frame 0 0 into frame B B. I attach the whole together by means of arm- A It and A It, and screws on pins T41, and I have a chair, as in ii 1. 4

1 am aware that there are several pieces of furniture which maybe convertedjfrom chairs, sofas, lounges,

850., into lounges, beds,or sofas, 800., and I do not claim the mode of'converting a chair into a lounge or sofa; but my improvement on such convertible pieces obviates'a great many of the inconveniences of such furniture, the main complaints being either an excess of compactness, sole mode of obtaining solidity,

'or weakness of the system of drop legs or supporters,

which leads to breakage.

My construction is-particularly simple, having only Having described my invention,

What I claim is-.-

1. The combination of back frame B B with frame of seat A A, and frame 0 O, by means of articulations, when constructed and operated substantially as and for the purpose hcreinbefore set forth.

2. The combination of arms-A R and A R'- with frame B B and frame A A and pins or screws T T, and the combination of said screws or pins T T with frame G C, which they hold in proper place when closed, the whole constructed, combined, and operated snhstantialiy as and for-the purpose-above set forth.

3. The combination of sets of legs L .L and L L, and their system of rods H vH H H, and J and J, with grooves G and G, and their drop lever B A and It A. cut into the innerwfaces of sides of frame 0 0, when constructed, combined, and operated in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

' M. P. HARLEY. Witnesses:

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